Club Locations

Right now, we have two clubs that we’re aware of in the Pittsburgh Region.

South Park Table Tennis Club

The South Park Table Tennis Club has league play on Tuesday nights and open play or practice on Thursday nights and the address is:

Home Economics Building – South Park
2050 Brownsville Rd
Library, PA 15129

For directions, it’s best to use either Mapquest or Yahoo.

Our Tuesday night leauge starts at 7:30 PM, so you need to arrive by 7:00 – 7:15 at the latest to get checked in and assigned to a table. Our Tuesday night league draws an average of 30-40 players of all skill levels and is played in a round robin format of 4-6 players in each group determined by ratings and the previous week’s results.

For more information, contact Harold Elson or Gary Egri from our contact page.

If you are coming on a Thursday night, you may want to arrive between 7:30 and 8:00 the first time to see when people are showing up. Or contact Harold Elson from our contact page for more details.

South Park Table Tennis membership is $40/year and new members are welcome to visit 3 times for free.

Pittsburgh Oakland Table Tennis Club

Location: Central Catholic HS gymnasium (between U. of Pitt and CMU, Oakland).

Enter parking lot off Neville St; gym is first building immediately on right.

Day: Sundays 9-1:30
Equipment: 6 tables, training robot
Playing format: 9:00-10:30 – open play 10:30-1 – organized competitions (RR play, team events, handicap tourneys, etc.)

Fees: Membership -$80/year ( includes a ½ price discount on a POTTC competition shirt, robot training, access to training sessions/coaching during week, and eligibility for player awards) or $5/visit for non-members

STUDENT FEE: $40/year or $2/visit.

Contact Mark Krotec  for more information.

POTTC committee:  Mark Krotec, Matt Sakaduski, Akbar Ormes, Rick Claraval, Richard Chan, Alan Pruce, Ved Dookhun, Anthony Lewis, Jeff Pepper

Circuit Competition/Ratings:  Initial plan – Three levels of play (A, B, C) for RR events – Players are awarded points based upon order of finish in their pool.  For example, a six-player pool results in the points awarded as follows: 1st- 6 points, 2nd- 5 points, 3rd – 4 points, etc.

Typically, the top 2 finishers in each pool will advance to an elimination round to determine ‘champion of the day.’  A sports drink will be awarded to the pool champions and the overall day champion.

Total points will be used to determine the seasonal club champion in each division. In addition, an ongoing rating system similar to South Park Club will be used to record league standings, and to determine handicaps for periodic handicap tournaments.

Periodic alternative competitive play:  2-man team event: Highest + Lowest ranked player, second-highest + second lowest ranked player, etc.  RR pools will be played, leading to elimination round.

Format:  2 games per singles match + 3 doubles game = 11 total games.

Handicap event:  RR pools, single game to 31, handicap determined by relative club rankings. Top 2 finishers in each pool advance to elimination round.

Money event:  usually $5 entry fee. Normal RR format in each division (level).  Winners receive 60%, second place 30% of entry fees. 10% pooled for later money event extravaganza and player awards.

4-6 man team events:  If possible, competition between groups representing Duquesne, CMU, Pitt, CCHS, Westinghouse, East Suburbs, City, and South Park will be held.